by David | Oct 23, 2013 | Issues, Life as a Server, Server Point of View, Uncategorized
Issues Job Hunting Life as a Server Server Point of View With the rise of social media, it is becoming more common to read stories of servers posting the credit card receipts of guests to show the size of the tip they received. This can include terrible tips that...
by David | May 23, 2013 | Life as a Server, Uncategorized
Serving rude restaurant guests leaves you with very few options. In order to maintain my faith in humanity, I tend to chalk it up to a bad day or having a bit too much to drink. Sometimes you just have to grin and bear it knowing that they will be gone in a few...
by David | Mar 19, 2013 | Issues, Life as a Server, Uncategorized
Transitioning from a restaurant manager to a restaurant server was one of the more surreal experiences of my career. I knew in advance it would take time to acclimate to my new role, but did not quite know what to expect. As a manager I felt that I was missing out on...
by David | Nov 9, 2011 | Issues, Life as a Server
I had a conversation last night with some former servers about the “serving lifestyle.” They fondly recalled sleeping until noon and closing down the late night bars. Those are some of the more glamorous parts of being a server. The part people don’t often fondly...
by David | Oct 12, 2011 | Issues, Life as a Server
I make no secret of the fact that I will endorse fully products that I feel help me be more effective as a server. In the past I have written about my favorite wine key, money clip, and slip-resistant shoes. So when a fellow server on Twitter was asking for a...
by David | Apr 30, 2011 | Issues, Life as a Server
Last night I was thinking about rollups. Over the course of my serving career I have done a few rollups. I started wondering exactly how many I had done though. I opened up an excel spreadsheet and set out to determine how many I had done over the years. The...
